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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3141 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3312 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Carole A. Fiola |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to distinctive registration plates for veterans’ spouses. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Carole A. Fiola6th Bristol1/12/2023Bud L. Williams11th Hampden1/20/2023Michael J. Soter8th Worcester1/30/2023Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden2/1/2023Paul A. Schmid, III8th Bristol2/1/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/1/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3141 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3312 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3312) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Carole A. Fiola and others relative to distinctive registration plates for the spouses of veterans. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Transportation. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to distinctive registration plates for veterans’ spouses. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2hereby amended by deleting paragraph 16 and inserting the following: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 The registrar shall furnish, upon application, to owners of private passenger motor |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4vehicles and motorcycles who are veterans or a spouse of a veteran, as defined in clause Forty- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5third of section 7 of chapter 4 and upon presentation of evidence deemed satisfactory by the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6registrar, distinctive registration plates bearing on the left side the word "VETERAN''. These |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7plates shall also include a distinctive emblem or decal for those individuals who are a veteran |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8spouse or those who have been awarded the Iraqi Freedom Campaign Ribbon or who served in |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9Operation Enduring Freedom. There shall be an annual $20 fee for such "VETERAN'' plates in |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10addition to the established registration fee for private passenger motor vehicles and motorcycles. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11For the purposes of this paragraph, the word "motorcycles'' shall not include motorized bicycles. |
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